You are Invited to the 2012 Kyoto Prize Symposium Recognizing John W. Cahn, Materials Scientist

Wednesday, March 21, 2012,   10:00-11:30 a.m.

San Diego State University, 

Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center

The Kyoto Prize, often compared to the Nobel Prize, is awarded annually by the Inamori Foundation. The foundation was established in 1984 by Dr. Kazuo Inamori, founder and chairman of Kyocera and KDDI Corporation. The prize is given to outstanding scholars in the areas of advanced technology, basic sciences and art, and philosophy.

The 2011 Kyoto Prize in advanced technology was presented to Dr. John W. Cahn, a materials scientist currently serving as emeritus senior fellow at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, and affiliate professor at University of Washington.

Dr. Cahn established the theory of three-dimensional spinodal decomposition, which has played a key role in materials science and engineering by allowing alloy materials to be engineered for highly specific structural and functional characteristics. This theory has found universal application in the design and production of better-performing metals, glass, semiconductors, polymers, and thermal materials requiring unique properties — including extreme strength, thermal conductivity, pore permeability, heat resistance, and magnetism. Dr. Cahn’s research findings have also laid the foundation for the phase-field method, one of the hottest research topics of recent years in the materials sciences. His work has generated productive lines of research not only in metallurgy but also in physics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, economics and demography.

Local high school and community college students and teachers are invited to attend this high-profile event.  FREE bus transportation will be provided and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for reservations is Friday, February 24.  

CLICK HERE to register and arrange for free busing. Email completed form to Melissa Henss, San Diego State University, at mhenss@mail.sdsu.edu.

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Melissa at (619) 594-5744.